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Militants Attack UNESCO Holy Site in Timbuktu

May 17, 2012

According to multiple reports out of Timbuktu, militants from the Ansar Dine Islamist group have attacked and burned the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s the first major destruction of a shrine in Mali, and a clear warning to the rest of the country’s cultural heritage sites.

Tags: Africa, Global Heritage Network, Mali, Timbuktu, UNESCO, War and Conflict

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Timbuktu’s Treasures Threatened by Conflict

April 13, 2012

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Few of Earth’s ancient cities have the mystique to match Timbuktu. During its golden age in medieval times, Timbuktu was a thriving desert trading capital, as well as an intellectual and spiritual center, from which Islam spread throughout Africa. Since then, the city has fallen into serious decline, suffering from poverty and desertification. Now it faces another threat: war and conflict.

Tags: Africa, Global Heritage Network, Mali, Timbuktu, UNESCO, War and Conflict

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GHF, Current World Archaeology Celebrate 40th Anniversary of World Heritage

April 09, 2012

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To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage, Current World Archaeology (CWA), a popular British world archaeology magazine, has launched a new webpage in partnership with GHF to raise awareness of important and endangered cultural heritage sites, what we can do to save them, and how they can improve the lives of future generations across the developing world.

Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Chavin de Huantar, Ciudad Perdida, Current World Archaeology, Cyrene, Fujian Tulous, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, Gobekli Tepe, Hampi, Pingyao, UNESCO, Wat Phu

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Troops Leave, Archaeologists Return, as Hope for Iraq’s Cultural Relics and Tourism Industry Grow

March 20, 2012

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On December 17th, the same day the last U.S. troops left Iraq, a group of archaeologists from Stony Brook University arrived in the country, becoming one of the first foreign archaeology teams to visit in more than 20 years.

Tags: Excavation, Global Heritage Network, Iraq, Middle East, Tourism, Ur, War and Conflict

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GHN Report: Urbanization, Tourism Among the Threats to Laos’ Plain of Jars

February 23, 2012

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Dotting the landscape of Xieng Khouang Plateau in Laos are thousands of megalithic jars — part of an archaeological landscape aptly named the Plain of Jars. The structures, carved mainly from sandstone, granite or limestone, have been associated with the funerary customs of ancient inhabitants who occupied the area during the Iron Age (500 BCE - 500 CE).

Tags: Asia, Global Heritage Network, Laos, Lia Genovese, Plain of Jars, Southeast Asia, UNESCO, Urbanization, War and Conflict

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New Bridge at GHF Ciudad Perdida Improves Safety of Indigenous Community and Tourists

February 15, 2012

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Santiago Giraldo, Project Director of GHF Ciudad Perdida, logged on to Global Heritage Network (GHN) this week to make an exciting announcement: A brand new suspension bridge has been built over the Buritaca River, greatly improving the safety of indigenous community members, guides and visitors.

Tags: Ciudad Perdida, Colombia, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, South America

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Global Heritage Network Sees Impressive Growth in First Year

December 28, 2011

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In March, GHF launched Global Heritage Network (GHN), the first early warning and threat monitoring system devoted exclusively to saving endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries. Since then, GHN has attracted hundreds of conservation experts around the world, collected and publicized key information about an expanding number of endangered cultural sites, and been profiled by major media outlets such as National Geographic and USA Today.

Tags: Global Heritage Network, GHN, GHN Community, GHN Library, GHN Sites, Preservation Fellowships

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Global Heritage Network Featured by National Geographic

September 20, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce that Global Heritage Network (GHN), an early warning and collaborative solutions platform for cultural heritage sites in developing countries, was the recent subject of a National Geographic online report.

Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Global Heritage Network, National Geographic

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GHF to Host Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

May 03, 2011

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On Wednesday, May 11th, in New York City, GHF will host “Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development.”

Tags: Asia, Chavin de Huantar, Event, GHN, Global Heritage Network, ICOMOS, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, My Son, Peru, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Southeast Asia, South America, Turkey, Ur, Wat Phu

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Global Heritage Network helps conservationists protect developing world’s $100-billion lifeline

March 16, 2011

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Global Heritage Fund (GHF) has just launched Global Heritage Network (GHN), the first early warning and threat monitoring system devoted exclusively to saving endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries.

Tags: Banteay Chhmar, GHN, Global Heritage Network

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